Started feeding every 3 hours start to start with 6oz bottles schedule is breastfeed when he first wakes up, (pump extra) feed bottle at 8, 11, 2, 5, breastfeed at 7:30ish put to bed and hopefully sleep through the night. 1st vacation to Branson: Left work early on Friday and got out of town by 3 drove to Springfield and stopped for dinner....

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Back to work.... Although I only had 6 weeks of leave time I technically had almost 7 weeks off.  Good idea to go back on a Thursday for a short week and then be able to adjust to the pumping and being away from porter.  Pumping schedule: 7:40 when get to work, 9:40am, 12, 2:40, breast feed at 6 and 8pm and when...

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Finally! Slept the entire night feed around 8pm and he slept until 4:30am...best feeling ever.  Make sure you pump after the last feeding to make sure your breast are empty or you will regret it in the morning.  Even though you are going to have to pump in the morning as well. Breastfeeding is soooo worth it!  Glad I stuck it out I...

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Still feeding for like 45 minutes to an hour at a time every two hours start to start. Tried sleeping in his crib...put in after 8:00pm feeding he would wake up and Drew would go in and only soothe him with the pacifier but not wake him up.  Porter would sleep until 8:30pm til 12:00am. Then we would feed at 12 and sleep...

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August 13th we ate dinner at Linda and Doug's house (my in laws) in hopes that baby boy schieber would be here soon.  Official due date had passed and was set for August 10th.  We were to be induced on August 15th.  Went to bed and woke up Tuesday August 14 at 3:00am in pain.  I told myself this is not labor....but I...

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